“Of course, if AI can cure cancer, bravo. I’m all for it. But even with cancer cured, death will still arrive somehow.”

A post-blunder repost.

“The Good Denis” by Marie NDiaye

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(Your Fabulous Questions)

A wonderment of a story by Gunnhild Øyehaug

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“Apples,” by Gunnhild Øyehaug

So Will I Be. :)

...your questions on “The Illumination of Santiago”

...about “Lincoln in the Bardo”

My chat with Samuel Bercholz: Full Video.

...for my interview with Samuel Bercholz

..and some thoughts on that which shall not be named (i.e., blurbs)

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Let's discuss this beautiful thing.

A new story for us, by Nona Fernández

...too early, too roughly, too preemptively.

In which we step through five pages of "Al Roosten," in service of the Platforms and Stepladder model of the short story.

Platforms, stepladders, Orwell

What does a good idea feel like?

Thoughts on “The Legend of Lough Gur”

From which much can be learned.

Is there such a thing? (Office Hours)

With a bad cold, but nevertheless enthusiastic.

In which you tell us a little something about you.

for Lincoln in the Bardo at The Met

A Seminar in Generosity

What a beautiful soul.

On Believability as an Editing Polestar

First session, with a lovely note from Ruth Ozeki

by Ruth Ozeki

A PDF

DIscussing Part 4 and the ending.

A discussion of Part 3 and the text for Part 4 (the ending).

A discussion of Part 2 and the text for Part 3

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A discussion of Part 1 and the text for Part 2

...and a new approach to studying it.

...since we last spoke, I crossed the country.

By way of Henry Green

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In which Deb Olin Unferth answers our questions.

A (harrowing, brilliant) story by Deb Olin Unferth

And a tribute to the great Michael Silverblatt

As in, contemporary (!)

The (so-called, by me) "Meaning Outline."

My response to my own assignment...which, as in my real college days, is late.

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